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Resolution: R-20-0132
File Number: 7393
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/23/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-72 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF GRANT
FUNDS FROM THE MAYOR'S SHARE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ANTI-
POVERTY INITIATIVE IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FORTY ONE
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($41,425.00) TO
AGAPE 4 ORPHANS INTERNATIONAL, INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION, IN SUPPORT OF THE AGAPE ENRICHMENT SUMMER
ACADEMY 2020; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") created the Anti -Poverty Initiative ("API") to
address poverty based on a strategy of focusing the provision of support towards the City's
residents achieving self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, Agape 4 Orphans International, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation
("Grantee"), is seeking funding in support of the Grantee's Agape Enrichment Summer
Academy 2020 ("Academy"); and
WHEREAS, the Academy, described in further detail in the API Funding Request Form,
attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," will provide programming for children diagnosed with
special needs during the summer months by teaching them social skills, coping skills, anger
management skills, and employment skills aimed at achieving job placement to decrease the
likelihood of future dependence on social institutions ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-72 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), the Mayor wishes to provide grant funds from the Mayor's share of the
City's API in an amount not to exceed Forty One Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Five Dollars
($41,425.00) ("Funds") for the Grantee's Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is requesting authority from the City Commission to
negotiate and execute any and all documents necessary, all in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, for the allocation of Funds for the Grantee's Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
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File ID: 7393
Enactment Number: R-20-0132
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 18-72 of the City Code, the City Manager is authorized to
allocate Funds from the Mayor's share of the City's API to the Grantee for the Program.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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